PFOOLEY Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Dang, man...you really know how to write up a report! It was a pleasure. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Dang, man...you really know how to write up a report! It was a pleasure. Thanks, Mike. Glad you liked it. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaladonna Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Absolutely brilliant!!!! Thank you for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Thanks, Megaladonna! Happy to share. Regards, Edited October 28, 2015 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Here's some of fossils I found that Sunday at Deep Springs Road: a bivalve, Paleoneilo emerginata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Another bivalve: Actinopteria boydi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) And a bryozoan: Taeniopora exigua And another bivalve: Cypricardella tenuistrata Edited October 28, 2015 by Jeffrey P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) And another Cypricardella: and a rugose coral: These are actually fairly uncommon there. Edited October 28, 2015 by Jeffrey P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) One more bivalve: Modiomorpha concentrica That's it. Hope you enjoy. Edited October 28, 2015 by Jeffrey P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Interesting lot of bivalves... usually we see little to none in Paleozoic rocks, in favor of brachs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I think it's worth noting that Middle Devonian Hamilton Group sites in Central New York like Deep Springs Road manifest a large bivalve population and tremendous variety. There were plenty of brachs too. These days I tend to leave those unless it's an incredibly good specimen or a species new for my collection. Incidentally, I was at an Ordovician site outside Montreal yesterday which also had a large bivalve population, in some beds they outnumbered the brachiopods and I think they at least matched them in terms of number of species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 One more bivalve:IMG_3068.JPGModiomorpha concentricaThat's it. Hope you enjoy. Jeff, Thanks for adding your finds. No goniatites this time around? Interesting lot of bivalves... usually we see little to none in Paleozoic rocks, in favor of brachs. Eric, We're lucky here in the northeast. Central New York is pretty amazing in terms of faunal variety. Here is the faunal list from Deep Springs Road: Bryozoa Fenestella sp.Sulcoretipora incisurata (Hall) Brachiopods Ambocoelia umbonata ConradDevonochonetes coronatus (Conrad)Elita fimbriata (Conrad)Mediospirifer audaculus(Conrad)Meristella haskinsi Hall Mucrospirifer mucronatus (Conrad) Protoleptostrophia perplana (Conrad) Rhipidomella penelope HallSpinocyrtia granulosa (Conrad) Striatochonetes setigerus (Hall) Tropidoleptus carinatus (Conrad) Bivalves Cypricardella bellastriata Conrad Grammysia bisulcata Conrad Grammysioidea arcutata (Hall) ? Leiopteria conradi Hall Modiomorpha concentrica (Conrad) Mytilarca oviformis Conrad (?) Nuculoidea corbuliformis Hall Nuculites oblongatus Conrad N. triqueter Conrad Orthonota undulata Conrad. Paleoneilo constricta (Conrad) Pseudoaviculopecten princeps (Conrad) Gastropods Bellopheron sp.? Glyptotomaria (Dictytomaria) capillaria (Conrad) Paleozygopleura hamiltoniae (Hall)Cephalopods Michelinoceras sp.Agoniatites sp.Crinoids unidentified columnals Worms (?) Coleolus aciculatum (Hall) ? Trilobites Bellacartwrightia sp.Dipleura dekayi (Green) “Greenops boothi”Phacops rana (Green) Phyllocarids Rhinocaris columbia Clark Ichnofossils (Trace Fossils) Zoophycus"Worm burrows" Plants Unidentified Fragments Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi Tim, Yeah. Sorry. No ammonites on that day I thought worth keeping. Thanks for posting the species list for Deep Springs Road, though I have collected at least ten species of brachs and bivalves there that are not on that list. Still a good reference for most of the common species you'll likely find. It's not unusual to find at least a dozen species in one rock you can pick up in your hand. Now that's what I call diversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Eric, We're lucky here in the northeast. Central New York is pretty amazing in terms of faunal variety. Here is the faunal list from Deep Springs Road: ... You're not kidding! There are more bivalves than brachs in that list (by one). That would be akin to me finding 12 different types of brach in my Upper Cret.! (or maybe not, I don't know if the two are that comparable - maybe more like 5 types of brach?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 nice report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 nice report. Thanks! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1719 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Tim, another great report! Hopefully we can do a joint trip soon. That is so cool you guys worked with the teenager. I feel like this is great gateway stuff into science. He may just listen a little harder now when he goes back to school. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyssa Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I truly enjoyed that wonderfully trip report. Makes me wish I had the knack for describing events in such an interesting manner. Looks like you left quite a range of finds. Kara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Tim, another great report! Hopefully we can do a joint trip soon. That is so cool you guys worked with the teenager. I feel like this is great gateway stuff into science. He may just listen a little harder now when he goes back to school. Paul Thanks Paul. Hope to get out sometime later this fall with you. Regards, I truly enjoyed that wonderfully trip report. Makes me wish I had the knack for describing events in such an interesting manner. Looks like you left quite a range of finds. Kara Thank you for the compliment. I truly appreciate people reading my reports, and so much the better if they actually enjoy them. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Interesting lot of bivalves... usually we see little to none in Paleozoic rocks, in favor of brachs. I forgot to post this one very exquisite brachiopod specimen I found that day; Elita fimbriata. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 OK, so an equal number of each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I would say that brachiopods are definitely more plentiful at the site, but that a wide variety of bivalves are plentiful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'm already looking forward to our next get-together. I've finally gotten around to taking a few photos of my finds that day. I didn't find that giant Dipleura I wanted or any other complete trilobites for that matter, but I did end the day with lots of small hash plates I can give away to kids and a few decent bivalves and brachs, along with a few small partial Eldredgeops and Greenops. I'm not very good with ID's but I'll do my best and I'll be glad to hear any and all corrections. Bivalves Leiopteria conradi ? Paleoneilo filosa ? Paleoneilo filosa ? Grammysioidea arcuata , I think Modiomorpha mytiloides? concentrica? Brachiopods Rhipidomella sp. Rhipidomella sp. Mucrospirifer Mediospirifer audaculus ? It was a good day! Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Nice finds, Mike! Good variety. Thanks for posting them here. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Nice bivalves and brachs Mike. A fine testament to the biodiversity of this site. Again, great collecting with you. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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